The change in electrical resistance of copper fiber and powder compacts upo
n heating from room to the sintering temperature was studied It was found t
hat different regimes of heating in vacuum did not affect the temperature d
ependence of electrical resistance. A relationship between electrical condu
ctivity and the relative size of interparticle contacts was derived for a m
odel fiber body. This was in good agreement with data on the tensile streng
th of real fiber materials.